dclynch
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Gee, I might have to rethink eating lunch on the summits.
professor said:
Gee, I might have to rethink eating lunch on the summits.
Wacky Peakbagging
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UNFROZENCAVEMAN
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If not, any women out there wanna start humpin? Errr, I mean hikin?!!!giggy said:
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It is kind of annoying that certain sections of the Whites are cut short on the DeLorme map. I suppose it is more of a touristy "wow look at all those trails!" kind of map. I find it odd that Ice Gulch is cut off at A11, and the very bottom of the Sandwich Range, M7 (or trails leading from it) is also cut short. As a graphic designer myself, I imagine The Man said, "It has to be under 18x24"...and then later someone in some meeting said, "The trail names are too small, I can't read them." So some cropping here, some cropping there...You get the idea.
There is a map that is hanging at most ranger stations in the Whites that is a one color portrait oriented map. I believe it is green. It is very simple and clear, about as large as DeLorme's, and I think it encompasses more trail area. I have heard that it is out of print. I want that map.
So why doesn't the AMC, with all of their groovy Tyveknology, create a wall map that shows every section of New Hampshire that their seperate section maps show? What a money maker for them and I would buy it in a second, especially if it were 20x30.
It is kind of annoying that certain sections of the Whites are cut short on the DeLorme map. I suppose it is more of a touristy "wow look at all those trails!" kind of map. I find it odd that Ice Gulch is cut off at A11, and the very bottom of the Sandwich Range, M7 (or trails leading from it) is also cut short. As a graphic designer myself, I imagine The Man said, "It has to be under 18x24"...and then later someone in some meeting said, "The trail names are too small, I can't read them." So some cropping here, some cropping there...You get the idea.
There is a map that is hanging at most ranger stations in the Whites that is a one color portrait oriented map. I believe it is green. It is very simple and clear, about as large as DeLorme's, and I think it encompasses more trail area. I have heard that it is out of print. I want that map.
So why doesn't the AMC, with all of their groovy Tyveknology, create a wall map that shows every section of New Hampshire that their seperate section maps show? What a money maker for them and I would buy it in a second, especially if it were 20x30.
miehoff said:
I saw, at REI, a Tyvek AMC map of the WMNF. It looked like the ones from the WMG, except it covered a larger area albeit at a lower resolution. This is the only time I've run into such a map. If the detail level was higher, I probably would have bought it. I can't say for sure exact how much it covered, but it was bigger then just the Pemi map, which in my case, is the most-used and most-abused of the set.
Tim
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If you contact the DeLorme store in Freeport, they can customize any map you'd like for a price that is driven largely by its size I believe. However, it is based upon their data base so it may not be quite the same as the WMG maps joined at the edges.
Join at the edges ... that's what I did literally with pages from DeLorme when I wanted an overview of the 100 mile wilderness, Monson-Katahdin. I've loaded it with notes about access logging road, sporting camps within striking distance of the AT, paddling destinations etc. When I learn how to use a computer, maybe I'll create a more sophisticated version and share it with everyone. Maybe I'll go to jail for copyright infringement.
If I can get back to topic for a minute, a whacky bushwhack would be picking a different tune on a mandolin enroute each peak. Those that have not met miehoff may not know that in winter he is a mandolin hoar.
Join at the edges ... that's what I did literally with pages from DeLorme when I wanted an overview of the 100 mile wilderness, Monson-Katahdin. I've loaded it with notes about access logging road, sporting camps within striking distance of the AT, paddling destinations etc. When I learn how to use a computer, maybe I'll create a more sophisticated version and share it with everyone. Maybe I'll go to jail for copyright infringement.
If I can get back to topic for a minute, a whacky bushwhack would be picking a different tune on a mandolin enroute each peak. Those that have not met miehoff may not know that in winter he is a mandolin hoar.
Yes Stan!
Now that is a challenge. I would call it pickbagging. I could also record it as I hiked and put out a 48 song cd. I would sell it and all proceeds would allow every VFTT'er to buy a ticket to go visit Darren. Stan, you are a man with ideas. I like that.
Now that is a challenge. I would call it pickbagging. I could also record it as I hiked and put out a 48 song cd. I would sell it and all proceeds would allow every VFTT'er to buy a ticket to go visit Darren. Stan, you are a man with ideas. I like that.
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Maps
Almost any question you may have about maps of the White Mountains can be answered by Mohamed's Trail Maps of New Hampshire page.
Almost any question you may have about maps of the White Mountains can be answered by Mohamed's Trail Maps of New Hampshire page.
Tom Rankin
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I know you are kidding, but that would be illegal, at least for most of them.catskillclimber said:
Here are some other wacky things I've heard of:
The New England Hundred Highest Naked!
(Unfortunately, I witnessed a small part of this effort! )The Catskill club chat board had a thread titled S-O-S, related to the aforementioned 48 climax idea.
46B - Bushwhack up all 46.
46C - 46 from all 4 compass points.
The Catskills (and I think the ADKs) have been done barefoot.
PinPin has done all the ADK HH in a single winter season!
